Ishtihaar chords by Rabbi Shergill

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Ishtihaar with English Translation

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
D MajorD|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A augmentedA|-3--------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
D MajorD|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A augmentedA|-3--------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|


Chorus:
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G+G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G+G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)
FF
Gumm hai gumm hai
(She is lost)
FF
Gumm hai
(Lost)
FF
Gumm hai
(Lost)
FF
Gumm hai
(She is lost, I haven't found her -yet-)

Verse 1:
C majorC
Surat osdi
(Her face)
C majorC
Parian vargi
(A augmentedA fairy's likeness,)
G+G              C majorC
Seerat di ooooooo
(Her temper is that of)
C majorC
Mariam lagdi
(A augmentedA picture of mary)
C majorC         G+G
Hasdi hai taan
(When she laughs)
C majorC
Phul ne jhardhey
(The petals fall)
C majorC         G+G
Turdi hay taan
(When she walks)
C majorC
Ghazal hai lagdi
(A augmentedA melody plays)
FF
Lamm salami
(Her graceful height)
FF
Saru kadd di
(Like a wicker tree)
FF
Umar ajey hai mar ke agdi
(Her years are still of nascence)
G+G
Par naina di
(But the language of eyes)
C majorC
Gal samajhdi
(She comprehends)


Chorus:
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G+G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)


Verse 2:
FF              C majorC
Gummian janam janam han hoye
(She is (i have) lost (her) from many births ago)
FF           C majorC
Lagda iyon jyon kal di gal hai
(Though it seems as affair of yesterday)
FF           C majorC
Iyon lagdai jyon ajj di gal hai
(Why, it seems an affair of today)
G+G           C majorC        G+G       DmDm
Iyon lagdai jyon hun di gal hai
(Why, it seems this moments affair)
FF              DmDm
Hune taan mere kol kharhi si
(Just now she stood by my side)
FF             C majorC
Hune tan mere kol nahi hai
(And now she has vanished)
A minorAm       G+G    C majorC    G+G
Ai keha chhal kehi bhatkan
(What trick what chase is this )
G+G       C majorC    DmDm  C majorC
Soch meri    hairaan barri hai
(My senses, they're mystified)
C majorC    G+G  C majorC
Os kudi nu tol rahi hai
(Searching for that girl)


Chorus:
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G+G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)


Interlude:
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC BB G+G C majorC


Verse 3:
C majorC                        G+G
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in my name)
C majorC                         G+G
Os kudi nu apni saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in her name)
C majorC  G+G    C majorC
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in my name)
G+G           E minorEm          G+G
Os kudi nu  apni saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in her name)
E minorEm      C majorC
Os kudi nu sab di saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in everyone's name)
C majorC
Os kudi nu rab di saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in the name of god)
G+G                E minorEm          C majorC
Jey kittey parhdi sunhdi hovey
(If she reads or hears this)
E minorEm                         C majorC
Jeyundi jan o mar rahi hovey
(If she be alive or dying)
G+G           C majorC
Ik vari aa ke mil javey
(Come and meet me once)
C majorC
Vafa meri nu daag na laavey
(Do not sully my love)
FF
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest I can't live)
FF
Geet koi likhia na janda
(Nor write a word)
FF
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest i can't live)
FF
Geet koi likhia na janda
(Nor write a word)
DmDm          G+G           C majorC
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest i can't live)


Chorus:
G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G+G
Saad  muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)
FF
Gumm hai gumm hai
(She is lost)
FF
Gumm hai
(Lost)
FF
Gumm hai
(Lost)
FF        G+G
Gumm hai
(She is lost (i haven't found her -yet-))


Outro:
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC


G+G
Ik kudi
(A augmentedA girl)
C majorC
Sohni fabbat
(A augmentedA lovely sight)

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